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Re: Should the USA and Canada be one country?

Originally Posted by Bob Blaylock

So what? It's an important part of my heritage as an American, and as a descendant of some of the great men who participated in that conflict. It is part of the history that has shaped and defined the culture in which I live today, and which makes this culture different from the other culture to the north, which was founded on cowardice and treason.

Wow man.

First of all, you realize that nearly every American and Canadian is descended from the scraps who couldn't hack it back in Europe, right? Not that that's a bad thing, but to come on here beating your chest about your proud heritage and then belittling that of other people is just laughable.

America has never been about birthrights and bloodlines. We're a nation of outcasts and scrubs. Our national pride comes from being self-made.... picking ourselves up by our bootstraps and being the best we can be.

Re: Should the USA and Canada be one country?

Originally Posted by SouthernDemocrat

The premise of this thread seems to be that Canada has a ton of natural resources, the United States has a lot of natural resources, but neither nation has as much as Russia, so we need to merge in order to compete.

Per capita GDP for Russia: $18,408

Per capita GDP for the United States: $54,980

Per capita GDP for Canada: $44,656

I don't think we have anything to worry about competing with Russia. Natural resources can help with economic growth, but many nations that are very rich in natural resources are poor. Innovation is far more important in today's global economy and the United States and Canada have it in spades. Hell West Virginia has abundant Natural Resources and it hasn't done that much good at all economically.

As to this notion that Canada needs the United States to help exploit its natural resources. That assumes that Canadians want to develop every square in of their country. They don't. They like having a low population density with a massive wilderness. As others have pointed out, I do think we will become more economically united over time as we already are to a large degree. I would imagine it will get even easier for Canadians to live and work here and for Americans to live and work there, but I don't think we will ever become one country.

Per capita GDP of Qatar: $98,814
Per capita GDP of Luxembourg: $78,670
Per capita GDP of Singapore: $64,584
Per capita GDP of Norway: $54,947
Per capita GDP of Brunei: $53,431

Re: Should the USA and Canada be one country?

Per capita GDP of Qatar: $98,814
Per capita GDP of Luxembourg: $78,670
Per capita GDP of Singapore: $64,584
Per capita GDP of Norway: $54,947
Per capita GDP of Brunei: $53,431

Perhaps per capita GDP isnt't the best measure...

It's a great measure of prosperity for a country. The only countries that exceed ours our small countries usually sitting on a ton of oil, or city states that are centers for trade and finance. The per-capita GDP of Singapore would be more accurately compared to that of NYC which by the way is $111,386.

"You're the only person that decides how far you'll go and what you're capable of." - Ben Saunders (Explorer and Endurance Athlete)

Re: Should the USA and Canada be one country?

Free access to the 50 united states (would you want to retire in Edmonton or Ft Lauderdale?)

Access to a bigger pool of jobs

Access to the wealthiest and largest consumer market in the world

Access to the biggest and best universities and research facilities in the world

Access to the biggest and best military in the world

Protection, people, and resources to develop their natural assets, such as the Arctic regions

Access to warm water shipping ports

The list goes on and on, but I have to assume you're joking. The USA is the wealthiest country on earth, you don't have to stretch your mind very far to figure out why hitching your wagon on to a winner might be a good idea.

So what's the bottom line, dollar-wise? How much would it take for you, for example, to sell out your country?